Networking World: The worst security SNAFUs of 2013

Report: Salesforce.com joining OpenStack

Apple ships first OS X Mavericks update, tackles more email issues

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December 17, 2013

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The worst security SNAFUs of 2013

This year's award for "Biggest Security SNAFU" can only go to the National Security Agency. Since June, NSA officials have winced as former NSA contractor Edward Snowden began dispensing secrets to the media about how NSA carries out massive surveillance around the world using advanced technology.

Issue highlights

1. Report: Salesforce.com joining OpenStack

2. Apple ships first OS X Mavericks update, tackles more email issues

3. Top 10 Buzzblog posts of 2013

4. Security Threat Landscape: Predictions for 2014

5. The guy who made a $10 million Victoria's Secret diamond bra now wants to sell you a collaboration app

6. IBM: Smart machines set to rule the world

7. Stressed out? Virtual nature via Microsoft's new 3D Photosynth will soothe you

8. INSIDER CIOs Should Learn the Two Metrics That Matter

9. Notable deaths of 2013 from the worlds of technology, science & inventions

10. Rolling in dough, tech venture firm sends us cookie selfies for the holidays

11. 2013: The 12 months of Cisco

12. Cisco buys mobile collaboration company

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Report: Salesforce.com joining OpenStack

Salesforce.com, the preeminent software as a service (SaaS) company, is reportedly joining the open source OpenStack project. READ MORE

Apple ships first OS X Mavericks update, tackles more email issues

Apple on Monday updated OS X Mavericks for the first time since it released the free upgrade eight weeks ago, patching a handful of security vulnerabilities in Safari and addressing issues with Gmail and Contacts. READ MORE

Security Threat Landscape: Predictions for 2014

Welcome to another edition of "Security Threat Landscape", a joint production between Network World and Fortinet. Keith Shaw and Derek Manky discuss some of the latest security threats via this monthly video podcast. This month, Derek rolls out some of his security predictions for 2014. READ MORE

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The guy who made a $10 million Victoria's Secret diamond bra now wants to sell you a collaboration app

Fred Mouawad is perhaps best known for making a Guiness Book of World Records-setting $10 million bras that are worn by the top supermodels in the world, including Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks, Selita Ebanks, and Gisele Bündchen. And while his latest project may not have the sex appeal of a diamond-studded bra, it could have a big impact on how businesses get projects done.(The photo of Candice Swanepoel... READ MORE

IBM: Smart machines set to rule the world

IBM today took the wraps off of its eight annual "IBM 5 in 5" appraisal of the key technologies that could change high-tech life in the coming five years. Perhaps not surprisingly Big Blue this year says future tech developments will revolve around cognitive or smart learning systems that will learn, reason and involve human interaction like never before. READ MORE

Stressed out? Virtual nature via Microsoft's new 3D Photosynth will soothe you

Microsoft suffered a serious loss as one of its "star" engineer and software designers, Blaise Agüera y Arcas, left the Redmond giant to work for its rival Google. He had worked at Microsoft since 2006, developing augmented reality, Bing Maps, wearable computing and Photosynth. READ MORE

INSIDER

CIOs Should Learn the Two Metrics That Matter

CIOs need to be prepared to explain how their expensive IT project will improve the numbers every CEO cares most about. READ MORE

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Key Security Considerations for the Data Center

Your Data Center firewall security will soon need to support throughput over 100Gbps. John Grady, in an IDC Analyst Connection answers key questions regarding protecting the heart of the Enterprise. Learn more >>

Notable deaths of 2013 from the worlds of technology, science & inventions

In memoriam: Computing pioneers with roots at Apple and IBM pass, as do brilliant young Internet innovators READ MORE

Rolling in dough, tech venture firm sends us cookie selfies for the holidays

While there's still a week left before Christmas, I think we have a winner in the annual holiday swag contest here at Network World: Tech venture capital firm Emergence Capital Partners has sent us a batch of sugar cookies made in the likenesses of the firm's partners. READ MORE

2013: The 12 months of Cisco

This past year saw several major events and product introductions unfold at Cisco, beginning with an effort to connect cars to the Internet and ending with a solid pipeline in place for its new data center switches and fabric technology. The following is a review of the highlights of the year that was at Cisco, 2013. READ MORE

Cisco buys mobile collaboration company

Cisco this week acquired Collaborate.com, a Boston-based developer of mobile collaboration applications. READ MORE

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Avaya builds massive Wi-Fi net for 2014 Winter Olympics

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